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CUET · MATHS · PYQ PAPER 2023

A pair of dice is thrown 7 times. If getting a total of 7 is considered a success, the probability of exactly 6 successe, is:

  1. A \(45\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^7\)
  2. B \(35\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^7\)
  3. C \(35\left(\frac{1}{6}\right)^7\)
  4. D \(45\left(\frac{1}{6}\right)^7\)
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(C) \(35\left(\frac{1}{6}\right)^7\)

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Probability of success, \(p = \frac{6}{36} = \frac{1}{6}\) Probability of failure, \(q = 1 - p = \frac{5}{6}\) Number of trials, \(n = 7\) Number of successes, \(k = 6\) \(P(X=k) = C(n,k) p^k q^{n-k}\) \(P(X=6) = C(7,6) \left(\frac{1}{6}\right)^6 \left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^{7-6}\)…
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